16.By the end of last year, another new gymnasium _____ in Beijing.
| A．would be completed | B．was being completed |
| C．had been completed | D．has been completed |
______that the road was under repair ahead, he had to drive back.
| A．Reminding | B．To be reminded |
| C．Having been reminded | D．Having reminded |
China’s player Wang Hao has retired, with the_____ of an Olympic single’s gold medal his only regret.
| A．ban | B．lack | C．aid | D．aim |
—So David wants to sell the house and move to New York.
— ______. He has found a job there.
| A．I agree | B．No problem |
| C．What fun | D．Exactly |
In order not to let the others hear what he said, he ______ the news to me.
| A．shouted |
| B．told |
| C．whispered |
| D．said |
Then the whole area was ______ by the flood, the government sent food and medicine there by helicopter.
| A．cut away |
| B．cut down |
| C．cut off |
| D．cut up |